I also find the Thais’ variety pack of smiles disconcerting. It has undermined my belief that a smile, at its core, signifies happiness, contentment. I don’t trust the Thai smile anymore. I don’t trust any smile. I see deceit and misdirection everywhere and find myself staring at people’s orbicularis oculi for signs of activity. Maybe I’m right to be paranoid, but then again maybe not. Sometimes, as Freud would say, a smile is just a smile.
